Taxonomy Profile: Gekko gecko (Linnaeus 1758)

Gekko gecko: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Tokay Gekko []
Tokay Gecko []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Gekko gecko: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Reptilia
répteis |
reptiles |
Reptiles |
Order : Squamata
Amphisbaenians |
Lizards |
Snakes |
amphisbènes |
lézards |
serpents |
Suborder : Gekkota
Family : Gekkonidae
Geckos |
Genus : Gekko
Gekkos |
Tropical Asian Geckos |
Typical Geckos |
Species : Gekko gecko
Tokay Gekko |
Tokay Gecko |
Gekko gecko Direct Children(s):
Gekko gecko: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Roy W. McDiarmid
Notes:
U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Reference for:
Gekko gecko
Expert:
Aaron Bauer, Ph.D.
Notes:
Professor, Gerald M. Lemole Endowed Chair in Integrative Biology
Reference for:
Gekko gecko
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Gekko gecko
Source:
Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians ..., ed. 6.1
Acquired:
2011-05-27
Notes:
Boundy, J., F. Burbrink, J. Campbell, B. Crother, K. de Quiroz, D. Frost, R. Highton, J. Iverson, F. Kraus, R. McDiarmid, J. Mendelson III, P. Meylen, R. Pyron, T. Reeder, M. Seidel, S. Tilley and D. Wake (Crother, B., ed.). Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, With Comments Regarding Confidence In Our Understanding. Edition 6.1, Last updated: 24 May 2011. Available at http://www.ssarherps.org/pages/comm_names/Index.php
Reference for:
Gekko gecko
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1987-01-01 / 1987-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Resource Publication, no. 166
Page(s):
79
Publisher:
United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication Place:
Washington, D.C., USA
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Gekko gecko
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2004-12-31 / 2004-12-31
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada, draft (2004)
Page(s):
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
As-yet (2004) unpublished manuscript from 1998
Reference for:
Gekko gecko
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Krysko, Kenneth L., and Keidra J. Daniels
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-01-01 / 2005-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
A Key to the Geckos (Sauria: Gekkonidae) of Florida
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Caribbean Journal of Science, vol. 41, no. 1
Page(s):
28-36
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0008-6452
Notes:
Reference for:
Gekko gecko
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Rösler, Herbert, A. M. Bauer, M. P. Heinicke, E. Greenbaum, T. Jackman, T. Q. Nguyen, and T. Ziegler
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2011-08-09 / 2011-08-09
Article/Chapter Title:
Phylogeny, taxonomy, and zoogeography of the genus Gekko Laurenti, 1768 with the revalidation of G. reevesii Gray, 1831 (Sauria: Gekkonidae)
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Zootaxa, issue 2989
Page(s):
1-50
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/1175-5326
Notes:
Online edition ISSN is 1175-5334: http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/
Reference for:
Gekko gecko
Gekko gecko: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Middle America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Continental US / Introduced
Gekko gecko: Comments